2016 NHL Skills Competition Rosters

Welcome to the part of All Star Weekend that people get entertained and excited for. I won't bother telling you how it all works, the details of each competition or predictions. Here are the rosters for each event.

Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater™

Eastern Conference      Western Conference

Dylan Larkin, DET       Roman Josi, NSH
Brandon Saad, CBJ       Matt Duchene, COL
Erik Karlsson, OTT      Taylor Hall, EDM
Kris Letang, PIT        Dustin Byfuglien, WPG

Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge™

Eastern Conference      Western Conference

Brandon Saad, CBJ       James Neal, NSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH   Matt Duchene, COL
P.K. Subban, MTL        Brent Burns, SJS
Cory Schneider, NJD (goaltender)        Jonathan Quick, LAK (goaltender)

DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting™

Eastern Conference      Western Conference

John Tavares, NYI       Patrick Kane, CHI
Patrice Bergeron, BOS   Joe Pavelski, SJS
Claude Giroux, PHI      Corey Perry, ANA
Evgeni Malkin, PIT      Jamie Benn, DAL
Nicklas Backstrom, WSH (passer) Drew Doughty, LAK (passer)
Jaromir Jagr, FLA (passer)      Vladimir Tarasenko, STL (passer)

Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay™

Eastern Conference      Western Conference

Relay 1 Relay 1

Aaron Ekblad, FLA (one-timer RH)        Shea Weber, NSH (one-timer RH)
Erik Karlsson, OTT (one-timer RH)       Drew Doughty, LAK (one-timer RH)
Steven Stamkos, TBL (one-timer RH)      Corey Perry, ANA (one-timer RH)
Patrice Bergeron, BOS (one-time passer) Taylor Hall, EDM (one-time
passer)
Nicklas Backstrom, WSH (mini net passer)        Daniel Sedin, VAN (mini net
passer)
Justin Faulk, CAR (puck control)        Johnny Gaudreau, CGY (puck control)
Claude Giroux, PHI (stick handling)     Patrick Kane, CHI (stick handling)
Braden Holtby, WSH (goalie goals)       Pekka Rinne, NSH (goalie goals)

Relay 2 Relay 2

Ryan McDonagh, NYR (one-timer LH)       Mark Giordano, CGY (one-timer LH)
Leo Komarov, TOR (one-timer LH) James Neal, NSH (one-timer LH)
Ryan O'Reilly, BUF (one-timer LH)       Vladimir Tarasenko, STL (one-timer LH)
Jaromir Jagr, FLA (one-time passer)     Matt Duchene, COL (one-time passer)
Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH (mini net passer) Jamie Benn, DAL (mini net passer)
Kris Letang, PIT (puck control) Roman Josi, NSH (puck control)
Dylan Larkin, DET (stick handling)      Tyler Seguin, DAL (stick handling)
Ben Bishop, TBL (goalie goals)  Devan Dubnyk, MIN (goalie goals)

AMP NHL Hardest Shot™

Eastern Conference      Western Conference

Aaron Ekblad, FLA       Dustin Byfuglien, WPG
Evgeni Malkin, PIT      Tyler Seguin, DAL
Steven Stamkos, TBL     John Scott, ARI *
P.K. Subban, MTL        Shea Weber, NSH

Discover NHL Shootout™

Eastern Conference      Western Conference

Round 1 Round 1
Evgeni Malkin, PIT      Patrick Kane, CHI
Jaromir Jagr, FLA       Matt Duchene, COL
P.K. Subban, MTL        Brent Burns, SJS
Ryan O'Reilly, BUF      Mark Giordano, CGY
Leo Komarov, TOR        Vladimir Tarasenko, STL
Aaron Ekblad, FLA       Daniel Sedin, VAN
Roberto Luongo, FLA (goaltender)        Devan Dubnyk, MIN (goaltender)

Round 2 Round 2
Patrice Bergeron, BOS   Joe Pavelski, SJS
Nicklas Backstrom, WSH  Taylor Hall, EDM
Steven Stamkos, TBL     Jamie Benn, DAL
Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH   James Neal, NSH
Ryan McDonagh, NYR      Johnny Gaudreau, CGY
Justin Faulk, CAR       Dustin Byfuglien, WPG
Braden Holtby, WSH (goaltender) John Gibson, ANA (goaltender)

Round 3 Round 3
Claude Giroux, PHI      John Scott, ARI *
Dylan Larkin, DET       Shea Weber, NSH
John Tavares, NYI       Tyler Seguin, DAL
Kris Letang, PIT        Corey Perry, ANA
Erik Karlsson, OTT      Drew Doughty, LAK
Brandon Saad, CBJ       Roman Josi, NSH
Cory Schneider, NJD (goaltender)        Pekka Rinne, NSH (goaltender)

Here's hoping John Scott gets plenty of camera time, some good hard shots in and that Tarasenko dominates in his shootout round. The talented Russian is the lone Blues participant this year, so no Kevin Shattenkirk and Brian Elliott hijinks!